Infection by Escherichia coli and Shigella species are among the leading causes of death
due to diarrheal disease in the world. Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) that do not …

Identification of intimin alleles is also considered as one of the epidemiological markers.
PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism on intimin allele identifications have …

Summary Pathogenic Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains share the
genes encoding Shiga toxins (stx) and many other virulence factors. The classification and …

For comparison purposes, the prevalence of 8 virulence markers was investigated, by PCR,
in 153 cattle and 47 human Locus for Enterocyte Effacement (LEE)-negative Shiga toxin …

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) strains, including E. coli O157: H7, cause
severe illness in humans due to the production of Shiga toxin (Stx) and other virulence …

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) represent a subset of E. coli that produce a
toxin known as Shiga toxin (Stx) that damages human cells. STEC infections are associated …

Abstract Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), also referred to as
Verocytotoxin-producing E. coli (VTEC)(1), are causes of a major, potentially fatal, zoonotic …

Strains of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are a heterogeneous E. coli group
that may cause severe disease in humans. STEC have been categorized into …

Shiga toxins (Stx) of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are generally encoded
in the genome of lambdoid bacteriophages, which spend the most time of their life cycle …

Abstract In the United States, it is estimated that non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing
Escherichia coli (STEC) cause more illnesses than STEC O157: H7, and the majority of …